Where did the money go?
People’s Leasing and some BB officials trade blame over Tk 6.5cr spent to cover up scam
The chairman of a non-banking financial institution, central bank officials, and an audit firm are giving different statements about a scam involving Tk 6.5 crore.
Uzzal Kumar Nandi, chairman of People s Leasing and Financial Services (PLFS), told a magistrate last week that certain Bangladesh Bank officials took the money in bribes between 2009 and 2015. To bury [other] misdeeds in the PLFS, a deputy governor, a general manager, and others of the central bank were given about Tk 6.5 crore between 2009 and 2015, he said.